Series · Drama
Elizabeth R (1971)
★ 7.5 · 22 votes1 season · 6 episodesDrama1971
GLENDA JACKSON IS ELIZABETH
This historical mini-series documents the reign of Elizabeth I with each episode focusing on one dramatic period in the lengthy reign of the Virgin Queen, including her ascension to the throne, her various marital intrigues, her problems with her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots, and the threatened invasion of the Spanish Armada.
- Writers
- John Hale, Hugh Whitemore, Julian Mitchell
- Network
- BBC Two
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- First aired
- February 17, 1971
- Status
- Ended
Cast
Glenda JacksonQueen Elizabeth I
Ronald HinesWilliam Cecil
Angela ThorneLettice Knollys
Robert HardyRobert Dudley
John ShrapnelEarl of Sussex
Stephen MurrayWalsingham
Vivian PicklesMary Stuart, Queen of Scots
Rachel KempsonKat Ashley
Robin EllisRobert Devereaux
Peter JeffreyKing Philip II of Spain- Gordon Gostelow
Peter HowellLord Howard- Ian CalvinJester (uncredited)
Clifford RoseEgerton
Brian WildeRichard Topcliffe
Margaretta ScottCatherine de Medici
Rosalie CrutchleyCatherine Parr
David ParfittPhilip's Son
James LaurensonSimier
Julian Hollowayde Noailles
Episodes
0/6 watched- Episode 1: The Lion's Cub1 h 25 min · Feb 17, 1971
- Episode 2: The Marriage Game1 h 25 min · Feb 24, 1971
- Episode 3: Shadow in the Sun1 h 25 min · Mar 3, 1971
- Episode 4: Horrible Conspiracies1 h 25 min · Mar 10, 1971
- Episode 5: The Enterprise of England1 h 25 min · Mar 17, 1971
- Episode 6: Sweet England's Pride1 h 25 min · Mar 24, 1971
